Make sport inclusive for people with idd

People with IDD have not been included in sporting activities in different schools in NYS and in SIDDC progress in inclusion has started being seen. For the annexation of persons with IDD in games, schools need to incorporated different equipment and facilities and change different programs and structures. There are several obstacles that have been encountered by people with IDD and different institutions in this field. Some of these difficulties include lack of sufficient funds, lack of expertise, and lack of support from society and other stakeholders. The paper has recommended different proposed changes to different people and bodies. However, there is still a wide gap in the integration of individuals without disabilities and integration of persons with IDD in sports which still need to be closed.

There is a wide range of sporting activities for people with IDD and it very easy for every individual with IDD to find an option in engaging in disability sports (Cuesta-Vargas, 2011). The major barriers hindering full engagement and consideration of individuals with IDD in games and some of these barriers include beliefs that are held by people in different communities regarding people with IDD, lack of experience in the field and lack of equipment and required technology. The annexation of persons with debilities in games is very critical because it has very many benefits which improve the life quality of people with disabilities. When children with IDD and other disabilities participate in sports, they gain a lot of values and benefits from engaging in these activities.

6%, those between 19-65 were about 10% and above 65 years were about 33%. There are a lot of differences between the inclusion of people with disabilities and people without disabilities regardlesds of their abilities. 9% of people with disability with above the age of 18 were obese compared to 25% without disabilities (Winnick, 2018). According to research, 26% of people with disabilities are said to be physically inactive within the duration of one week (Harada, 2011). This is an indication that people with disability do not have adequate opportunities to engage in physical exercises and sports. With comparison to other states, NYS has made significant strides in incorporating disability sports in different platforms, but there are still a significant portion of persons with incapacities who do not have a sporting activity they can freely engage in due to some challenges ranging from lack of equipment and other facilities.

The budget that the federal government drafted to cater for disability sports in the USA has a huge deficit because the number of people with different disabilities is significant. According to research done recently in the US out of 50 children, 9 have a certain disability, and this means that the funds needed to cater for all the special needs of these children is quite large compared to what is currently being provided. The other reason why the inclusion of individuals with IDD has not increased or improved is the attitude that many people have regarding the participation of people with IDD in sports. Many people discourage individuals with disabilities from participating in sports because they fear that children will get hurt. However, it still faces many challenges that it is currently facing in participating and incorporating sports as part of their scheduled programs.

In fact, SIDDC is a good representation of the challenges that different agencies and institutions that advocate and assistance of persons with mental debilities and other related developmental disabilities are facing when it comes to participation in disability sports. Existing status of Disability Sports for persons with IDD and Successes In US discrimination of people with disabilities in various sports was first identified and addressed in about 40 years ago. This was when the advocacy of this policy started, and the 1973 Rehabilitation Act addressed the issue when it clearly stated in section 504 that people with special needs who have the same athletic ability should be given equal opportunities to take part in different extracurricular activities. In fact, DROGC currently revisited the matter by clarifying that schools have a civil obligation to give equal access to all students to extracurricular activities (Patel, 2015).

When this agency started in 1969, there were no sports programs that were designed for people with disabilities especially those with IDD. In fact, there were no major donors or grants that promoted sports for people with IDD (Island, 2016). According to an interview I held with Brian Kurt who was one of the co-founders of SIDDC sports for people with IDD during that period were rare in Staten Island. He stated that sports started being appreciated and incorporated by SIDDC when they had established a firm foundation in the advocating for rights of people with developmental disabilities. From another interview with Irene Cavanagh who is the First Vice- Chair said that sports in SIDDC is one of the most significant activities they value most because it brings enjoyment and a sense of belonging to the children and individuals with IDD.

Strengths, Weakness, and Implementation of Inclusion of People with IDD in sports The Proposed Change The proposed changes are based on the establishment of Adaptive programs that will create different chances for inclusion and integration of individuals with intellectual incapacities in sports. These programs will target schools, non-profit organizations that deal with people with IDD and indigenous group in the society comprised of people with IDD. The changes include the provision of space, task, and equipment to people with IDD. Also allocation of sufficient funds to run all the operations and programs will be necessary since the current allocations are deficient. Also development of fortified programs that regulate the incorporation of sports in different institutions and schools in NYS and the entire nation.

Lack clarity is a major blow to this policy and the federal and states governments have not provided enough funds to facilitate all these programs in different states. The fact is that participation in sports is very critical for people with IDD because it ensures overall fitness, improvement in cognitive well-being, psychological health and improved social interactions (Hutzler, 2010). Therefore, people will only support this policy if they understand its importance to the people with IDD and this means that a lot of advocacy is required to break all these obstacles. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Intervention These changes and interventions according to the literature reviewed, and data collected from different sources can be very effective since they would stimulate involvement of people with IDD in social activities and incorporation of persons with debility in the society.

In fact, if SIDDC implements the proposed changes, it will be able to fit in every person to a sporting activity of their choice which will be great bearing in mind the benefits of sports to disabled people (Özer, 2012). Campbell, J. M.  Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology (Doctoral dissertation, University of Kentucky). Cuesta-Vargas, A. I. Harada, C. M. , & Siperstein, G. N. The sports experience of athletes with intellectual disabilities: A national survey of Special Olympics athletes and their families. Hart, D. , & Weir, C. Financing higher education for students with intellectual disability.  Think College. Hassan, D. The College of. Lin, J. D. , Lin, P. Y. Lotan, M. , Yalon-Chamovitz, S. , & Weiss, P. L. T. , Ağlamış, E. , & Hutzler, Y. Effects of a Special Olympics Unified Sports soccer program on psycho-social attributes of youth with and without intellectual disability.